Human CD18 Is the Functional Receptor for Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin
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Human CD18 is the functional receptor for Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin.
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.00314-07